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56 Blagg (C. J.). A History of the North Staffordshire Hounds and 

 Country, 1825 to 1909. With map and illustrations. 8vo. cloth. 

 London, 1902 £1 Is. 



57 Blaine (D. P.). An Encyclopaedia of Rural Sports : or a Complete 

 Account, Historical, Practical and Descriptive, of Hunting, Shoot- 

 ing, Fishing, Racing, and other Field Sports and Athletic 

 Amusements of the Present Day. Illustrated by 600 engravings on 

 wood by B. Branston, from drawings by Alken, T. Land^eer, 

 and others. First Edition. Thick Svo. half calf. 1840 15s. 



58 Ditto. Another Edition, revised and corrected, with addi- 

 tional illustrations by John Leech. Thick 8vo. orig. half roan 

 binding. 1858 21s. 



.-. THIS EDITION w-\s edited by ROBERT SURTEES. 



59 Ditto. Another Copy, back worn 16s. 



60 Ditto. Another Edition (re-issue of the above). Thick 8vo. 



cloth. 1875 12s. 6d. 



61 Blakeborough (J. F.;. England's Oldest Hunt : being Chapters of 

 the History of the Bilsdale, Farndale and Simington Hunts, col- 

 lected during several years. Illustrated. Svo. cloth. Northallerton, 

 n.d. [1907] 10s. 



62 BLANE (William . Cynegetica : or Essays on Sporting, consisting 

 of Observations on HARE HUNTING . . . together with an 

 Account of the Vizier's Manner of Hunting in the Mogul Empire. 

 To which is added The Chace, a Poem by William Somervile. 

 With a frontispiece and engraved title by Stothard. 8vo. orig. 

 boards, UNCUT, back strip missing. London, 1788. (Scarce) £3 10s. 



63 Blew (W. C. A.). A History of Steeple-Chasing. With 28 illustra- 

 tions chiefly drawn bv Henry Alken, 12 of which are coloured 

 by hand. Roy. Svo. cloth. 1901. (Scarce) £3 3s. 



64 BLEW (W. C. A.). THE QUORN HUNT and its Masters. With 24 

 illustrations drawn by Henry Alken, 12 of which are coloured by 

 hand, also a coloured map of the Quorn and surrounding countries. 

 Imp. 8vo. orig. cloth £2 2s. 



[See also under Jones (Thomas)] 



65 " Blunt Spurs." The Griffin's Aide-de-Camp. By " Blunt Spurs." 

 With illustrations. 8vo. cloth. London, 1843 6s. 



66 '* Borderer." Hunting and Sporting Notes in Shropshire and Cheshire, 

 Season 1884-1885. . . . By " Borderer." With illustrations 

 by H. F. Mytton. Thin post 8vo, original cloth. London, 1885 6s. 



